AMH 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Indian Removal Act, Muscogee, National Republican Party
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1825: treaty of indian springs (creek: still under jqa, signed a treaty with the creek people, moved the creek people west of the mississippi river to a reserve territory of. 1827: cherokee declare a republic: they don"t want to move from their territory, in northern ga. 1828: october 27, dahlonega gold rush: land where the cherokee lived, pumps out lots of gold, 6 million dollars of gold coins. 1828: ga law stripes cherokee land: gov. George troup strips the cherokee of the land once gold was found: cherokee say no and takes it to court. Makes it to the supreme court of 1830. 1830: cherokee vs ga: john marshall: sides with the cherokee. 1832: indian removal act: president of the us as the right to negotiate treaties with native tribes to remove them to designated lands. 1835: treaty of new echota (5 mil: will give the cherokee 5 million dollars, according to the treaty.
